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Supplementary To Question 174-15(6): Renovations To Ulukhaktok Arts And Crafts Shop
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Calvin Pokiak

Calvin Pokiak Nunakput

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thanks for that, Mr. Minister. I'd just like to ask the Minister on whether they are coming close in terms of funding for the completion of that renovation. Thank you.

Supplementary To Question 174-15(6): Renovations To Ulukhaktok Arts And Crafts Shop
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The Speaker

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Pokiak. Mr. Bell.

Further Return To Question 174-15(6): Renovations To Ulukhaktok Arts And Crafts Shop
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Brendan Bell

Brendan Bell Yellowknife South

Mr. Speaker, I think I got the question. It was about the funding for the renovations. I believe those renovations have been completed. I can't remember if in the business plan it also contemplates further monies for renovations. My tour, the last time I was in Ulukhaktok, of the facility, from a lay view it seemed to be a very good building. I know that there were some issues that we were seeking to address, but it's not like it needed a massive overhaul. So I can't tell you if there are further renovations contemplated, but I know that we did do some building envelope stuff to ensure that the buildings would make it through last winter. Thank you.

Further Return To Question 174-15(6): Renovations To Ulukhaktok Arts And Crafts Shop
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The Speaker

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Bell. Oral questions. The honourable Member from Monfwi, Mr. Lafferty.

Jackson Lafferty

Jackson Lafferty North Slave

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker...(Translation)...earlier, my statement that I made, there's a sports complex in Behchoko. They have a lot of activities happening in the sportsplex, but it has been closed for awhile for renovations and there were monies allotted to renovate it. (Translation ends)

...our government of Behchoko community and allocated funds from their capacity building fund towards the Behchoko sportsplex, the soon-to-be multi-purpose building, for a comprehensive retrofit and expansion. The redesign will turn the building into a multi-purpose hall including a library, youth centre, ice rink and gymnasium. The design work is currently underway and completion of what will amount to a new facility expected by 2009. The newly completed facility will add considerably to the quality of life in Behchoko.

Mr. Speaker, my question today is for the Minister responsible for MACA, Municipal and Community Affairs. Since the one-time funding of the capacity building will only cover the redesign of the building, Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask the Minister and his department of how they could assess and help with the project financially to see this important project complete so we can see more talented Tlicho athletes from the region? Mahsi.

The Speaker

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. The honourable Minister responsible for Municipal and Community Affairs, Mr. McLeod.

Return To Question 175-15(6): Behchoko Sportsplex Renovations
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Michael McLeod

Michael McLeod Deh Cho

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we'd be glad to sit down with the community of Behchoko to review the options to do more work on this piece of infrastructure. However, I'd like to remind the Member that the community capacity fund was indicated to be one-time funding only and with no ongoing support. There is some other programs that we may be able to target or maybe allow for some of the shifting of their infrastructure funding or lever some federal funding. I would have to sit down with the community and see what's available and what the plans are. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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The Speaker

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Supplementary, Mr. Lafferty.

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Jackson Lafferty

Jackson Lafferty North Slave

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate the Minister is willing to sit down with our current Tlicho leadership. At the same time, I'd like to get some sort of a commitment from the Minister and his department to move forward with this initiative. I realize capacity building is a one-time fund, which really helped out a lot of our communities.

Mr. Speaker, I'd like to ask my follow-up question to the Minister. Is the Minister of MACA open for partnership where the Tlicho Government, Behchoko Community Government, come out with some funds towards this important project. Could the Minister also commit towards this initiative via matching funds? Mahsi.

Supplementary To Question 175-15(6): Behchoko Sportsplex Renovations
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The Speaker

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. Mr. McLeod.

Further Return To Question 175-15(6): Behchoko Sportsplex Renovations
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Michael McLeod

Michael McLeod Deh Cho

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as part of the New Deal, we transferred our capital dollars over to the community to decide and prioritize their projects. I've not seen the proposal for the Tlicho. However, as I indicated, I'd need to see what the business case is for this project and where the dollars were planned to be allocated from and what we can do for them. I'd gladly have our staff sit down and review that. Thank you.

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The Speaker

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Supplementary, Mr. Lafferty.

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Jackson Lafferty

Jackson Lafferty North Slave

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we are getting somewhere with this so it's good, it's a good sign. I guess we're at the end of our term here. We're here until next week, but the Minister is still in his capacity until the next couple months. So I would like to find out if the Minister could meet with the community chief, the Tlicho Government and myself to move forward with this possibly I'm hoping next week? If he could commit to that, to sit down about that initiative. Mahsi.

Supplementary To Question 175-15(6): Behchoko Sportsplex Renovations
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The Speaker

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. Mr. McLeod.

Further Return To Question 175-15(6): Behchoko Sportsplex Renovations
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Michael McLeod

Michael McLeod Deh Cho

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'd gladly meet with the chief. In fact, I had a discussion with him this morning. I guess it would be providing that we can match our schedules over the next while and I'd be glad to work with the Member to try to set that up, Mr. Speaker.

Further Return To Question 175-15(6): Behchoko Sportsplex Renovations
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The Speaker

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Oral questions. The honourable Member from Kam Lake, Mr. Ramsay.

David Ramsay

David Ramsay Kam Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I don't think a session goes by where I don't have some questions for the Minister who happens to be responsible for Human Resources. We've heard again, during this sitting of the House, some more concerns regarding human resources and the rollout of this new upgrade. The first question I think that really needs to be asked is, I want to know specifically why the contractor, Answerthink, who was responsible for the upgrade, had their contract terminated on the exact date that the upgrade went live and that was July 3rd. I think I need an explanation on why that happened and who made that decision. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

The Speaker

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. The honourable Minister responsible for Human Resources, Mr. Dent.

Return To Question 176-15(6): GNWT Human Resources Information System
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August 21st, 2007

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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm not sure that it would be appropriate or correct to say that the contract was terminated. We have a contract with Answerthink for them to deliver a product and, as I've said previously in this House, we're not satisfied yet that the product has been delivered in the state which we were told it would be delivered. So at this point, we're not convinced that the contract has been completed, Mr. Speaker. We are expecting a team from Answerthink to be here next week, six people apparently, to work at resolving issues. Mr. Speaker, we think it would have been more appropriate had they come back on July 4th. Thank you.

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The Speaker

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Supplementary, Mr. Ramsay.

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David Ramsay

David Ramsay Kam Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, again, I want to ask the Minister why the contract was terminated on July 3rd? Everybody that was involved in the rollout of this new upgrade said that the contractor had to be in place following the rollout of that program on July 3rd. They weren't. Their contract was terminated; they left. They couldn't have been there on July 4th and I want to know who made the decision to send them home on July 3rd, resulting in hundreds of people not getting their paycheques across this territory. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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The Speaker

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Mr. Dent.

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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In our opinion, the contract is not terminated until the product has been delivered. So I'm not sure where the Member is getting his information that the contract was terminated, because we have a contract for a product to be delivered. Until it's delivered in a working fashion, the contract is not complete. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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The Speaker

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Supplementary, Mr. Ramsay.

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David Ramsay

David Ramsay Kam Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'd like to ask the Minister which invoices, if the contract hasn't been completed, which invoices specifically is the government sending to Answerthink or Answerthink has sent to the government that they're not going to pay? Which ones of those invoices is the government not going to pay and for what work that wasn't supplied? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.